Little White Flag

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My head was in the clouds and I naively thought we could both live there
It wasn't in the details, which was where you lived
Feeling helpless made me shut down, I didn’t have the strength to work
We had different diagnoses, I chalked it up to a quirk

Our bodies were reminders of what could have been, our minds were anywhere but
The absent presence our greatest sin, couldn't see out of the rut

Our incompatibilities weren't insurmountable
And our compatibilities were actually bountiful
But we still pulled a Titanic

I should've learned to pick my battles, I should have fought a bit more
Didn't want to tell and tattle, we were already so sore
I take that back – there’s only one battle that I should have seen
The battle for your restless heart, and what our love might have been
I coulda, I shoulda, sometimes I wish I did,
Oh, sometimes I wish I did…
Nah

O, little white flag, you were so overused
O, little white flag, we didn't know how abused
So many things to blame, but only one thing at fault
Should've surrendered that little white flag and locked it up in a vault
But my head was in the clouds and I naively thought we could both live there
And the vault was in the details, which was where you lived

Our incompatibilities weren't insurmountable
And our compatibilities were actually bountiful
But we still pulled a Titanic

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from Black Moon Howl, released July 2, 2017

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Black Moon /blak mün/ (noun): the rare occurrence of a second new moon within a single month

Howl /haʊl/ (noun): vocalized longing

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